His Spirit Wolf

Falcon’s POV~

We got set up in conference..with eight of us now..this room is better suited for comfort. The girls came back in with meatball hoagies and french fries…with Beer! My girl knows her man!

Anna plugs her laptop into the TV and we start watching.. Gregor is in his office..talking on his phone.. and he sounds mad! “I have no fucking warriors! What have you involved me in? He could come back any minute and wipe me out! What? What the fuck do you mean? You said the girl you want should be in his pack! No! How would I know!? That’s the first time I have ever dealt with the man! You need to get me some warriors and do it now! No! You fucked up! Fuck you! If he comes back, I am telling him what I know!” And he hangs the phone up…

Anna says “Hunh! Dollar to a donut whatever asshole he’s dealing with comes in and wipes his pack out too…just on GP!” Axel asks “GP?” She rolls her eyes..”General principle! Seriously, dude! Keep up!” He sticks his tongue out at her and she throws a fry at him…Belinda says “Anna” and Anna giggles..saying “Yeah..that tone didn’t work when Mom used it either “ and I laugh telling her “come here, naughty girl”

I tell Marcus “There’s a book…on the second shelf in that cupboard..with all your warriors names and their areas of expertise. There’s a new section toward the back with the new she-wolf warriors.. you will find that interesting. Around twenty of them are leveled expert in firearms of all kind…your mate being one of them. Go over it..and bring me copies of training schedules and patrol routes. I want those changed every day…and never the same wolves on the same routes. They are used to receiving their assignments at the beginning of their shifts. It not only keeps them guessing..but it makes it nearly impossible to pass on any information..even by accident. Always keep your records under lock and key..in a location only you know” He nods “Smart. I won’t let you down. Now..I want to tell you about my old pack… mostly because what I have heard here makes me feel a little suspicious now. My old pack is the Flaming Rose…named for the wild roses that grow in only that area of the Smoky mountains. Three months ago, a large group of rogues overran our pack in the middle of the night…Mind if I get a beer?” I shook my head No..and Anna sank into my arms and hid herself.. I could feel her anxiety spiking so I wrapped her up tight in my arms and sent comfort through our bond…

Marcus continues “These rogues were something else..using silver arrows..knives..hacking away at our warriors..I took a knife to my thigh and was down. After about an hour a vehicle arrived..and a young man..I mean..young..maybe 20..max…stepped out. He ordered our Alpha be brought out to the courtyard and while Alpha Daniels was held down by rogues..the young man sliced his throat. He then declared himself Alpha by right of challenge. Which was bullshit..but we were crippled by that time and could do little… all of us in any ranked position were removed and he placed his own people in our places. Many left..escaped.. I had to stay. My mother was very ill and I couldn’t leave her. She passed away three days before the ball here. I didn’t come here to find a mate… I came hoping to find a new pack. That new Alpha is named Emmett Culver.. and about 6 weeks ago..he ordered an attack on a pack in eastern Tennessee…He told us there were to be no survivors but one. I refused to be a part of any raid that would annihilate an entire pack and was whipped for insubordination. When they got back from the raid..Emmett was furious. Screaming about them all being incompetent and worthless..failures.. apparently, the reports were everyone had been killed and they burned all the buildings …searching for a girl every single person they tortured for info denied existed. He is adamant she does exist and they must have killed her. Now…because I don’t believe in coincidences, I believe that…and Gregor’s situation are somehow related.”

I said “fuck me!” Anna looks up and says “I know that name…Culver. There was a man in our pack when I was little..five…maybe six..who was caught trying to rape one of the teenagers in our pack. My daddy whipped him publicly..twenty lashes and banished him…he was forced to leave our pack lands with his family..a mate and three children. I don’t remember their names..just the surname. But I have Daddy’s books..maybe it’s in there? Could it be that simple? Retaliation for being forced rogue?”

“No, mi amore’..it can’t be that simple. We need to have a look at those books. Marcus..just to be clear.. do you remember the name of the pack they obliterated?” I say… he sits a few minutes… then he says “Silver.. something.. it’ll come to me.. But I only heard it the once.. Silver Sword? No…Silver Blade..that sounds right.”

And lightning flashed outside…in three angry strikes as rain lashes the windows..and I grabbed Anna..holding her tight against me whisper shhh… and Brady says “ Well..that’s handy!” While Axel yells “The fuck was that!” I laughed and said “THAT….was a fit of anger! So now you know…don’t piss off the Luna!”

She says “I’m getting the books!” Just as she said that…shouts and screams came across the TV…and to be honest I had forgotten we had been running that in the background..but it looks like they are being attacked! Axel says “bet he doesn’t call us for aid!” And I laughed….saying “I hope he does!” Marcus points to a vehicle…with a guy sitting on the hood..smoking a cigarette…and says “That’s Culver” …Anna walks up to the screen…she shrugs “I don’t remember ever seeing him…Marcus..what security is at Flaming Rose? Is it hackable?” Marcus shrugs…”I don’t know hackable…but there are cameras in all the commons…and the conference hall..as well as the Alpha’s and Beta’s offices. There are twenty two around the borders and one in each of the eight towers”

I ask “eight towers?” Marcus says “Alpha Daniels was paranoid” Anna mumbles ‘fat lot of good that did him!’ And we laughed. Bonnie says “everyone laughs about death and killing..it seems so odd to me” and Anna looks at her…then she says “Bonnie..what is your old pack like?” She shrugs “We are mostly farmers and we raise chickens for the eggs . We sell them at market” and Anna says “Ahhh..okay. It’s understandable that violence would confuse you. We are werewolves..and while your old pack was peaceful, most are not…your pack is the exception…ours is the rule. And I will apologize now…for what you will see..in the future.”

Bonnie says “No! I get it.. It’s just culture shock. I want to learn to fight! I need to be able to defend our pack!” Anna pulls her into a hug and tells her “Honey…there are a million ways you can protect your pack! You can work with the pups..or help at the hospital. Not everyone is made to be violent. And that’s okay. And..please remember..just being You is good enough! I don’t want you changing who you are because you think we expect that!” Axel mouthed “Thank you” And I looked at my Luna in awe again